Tinubu vs Ambode: Wike tells Lagos governor what to do about ‘godfatherism’

The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike on Thursday admonished his
Lagos State counterpart, Akinwunmi Ambode to resist the practice of
"godfatherism" in his state.

Wike, a governor on the Platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP,
said this while reacting to the alleged rift between Ambode and a
National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu.

Following a reported relationship breakdown with Ambode, Tinubu was
said to have anointed one Babajide Sanwoolu as the next governor of
Lagos State.

Recall that the Vice Chairman of the APC in Lagos East Senatorial
District, Asipa Kaoli Olusanya, has stated that National Leader of the
party, Bola Tinubu instructed them to work towards the emergence of
Sanwonolu as the next governor of the state.

However, Wike while speaking during an interview with The Osasu Show
at the Government House, Port Harcourt on Thursday said Ambode should
negate godfatherism and promote the interest of his state.

Wike said, "If it is correct that the godfather is against Ambode, I
will tell him (Ambode) to resist it.

"I will tell him to promote the interest of his state. Godfatherism is
not good. It negates development."

Wike also declared that godfatherism has no place in Rivers State.

"No more godfather politics in Rivers State. We are not in Lagos
State. Rivers State will not accept godfatherism. My concern is to do
well for Rivers State.

"For the over three years that we have managed Rivers State, nobody of
good conscience will say that we have not done well. We are not
threatened because in Rivers State, PDP is a dominant party", he said.